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In rubble of Aleppo souk, tablecloth shop makes solitary comeback 24 Dec 2017 - 11:31 am
A picture taken on July 22, 2017, shows 62-year-old Mohammad Shawash sitting outside his textile shop amid the destruction in the old city of Aleppo. AFP / George OURFALIAN
France mobilizes 100,000 security personnel for the holidays 24 Dec 2017 - 11:21 am
File photo of french police used for representation. Reuters
Trump slams FBI deputy, who reportedly plans to retire 24 Dec 2017 - 10:58 am
A file photo of acting FBI Director Andrew McCabe testifies before a Senate Intelligence Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, US, June 7, 2017. REUTERS/Aaron P. Bernstein/File Photo
New contact detected in search for vanished Argentine submarine 24 Dec 2017 - 10:25 am
A handout file photo of the Argentine military submarine ARA San Juan and crew are seen leaving the port of Buenos Aires, Argentina June 2, 2014. Armada Argentina/Handout via REUTERS
Florida orange industry hit by hurricane, disease 24 Dec 2017 - 10:13 am
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China closes more than 13,000 websites in past three years 24 Dec 2017 - 09:44 am
A map of China is seen through a magnifying glass on a computer screen showing binary digits in this photo illustration. REUTERS/Edgar Su
World's largest amphibious aircraft takes off in China 24 Dec 2017 - 09:23 am
China's domestically developed AG600, the world's largest amphibious aircraft, is seen during its maiden flight in Zhuhai, Guangdong province, China December 24, 2017. REUTERS/Stringer
Heavy fog prompts Emirates to cancel ten flights 24 Dec 2017 - 09:07 am
A file photo of an Emirates plane is seen at Lisbon's airport, Portugal June 24, 2016. REUTERS/Rafael Marchante
Turkey dismisses more than 2,700 with emergency rule decree 24 Dec 2017 - 09:01 am
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Imprisoned Fujimori transferred to clinic with irregular heartbeat 24 Dec 2017 - 08:41 am
A file photo of Former Peruvian President Alberto Fujimori attending his trial at the Special Police Headquarters in Lima, Peru June 30, 2008. REUTERS/Mariana Bazo/File Picture
Federal judge partially lifts Trump's latest refugee restrictions 24 Dec 2017 - 08:15 am
A file photo of International passengers arriving at Washington Dulles International Airport after the US Supreme Court granted parts of the Trump administration's emergency request to put its travel ban into effect later in the week pending further judic
North Korea says new UN sanctions an act of war 24 Dec 2017 - 08:03 am
The 5th Conference of Cell Chairpersons of the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK) was closed on December 23 in this photo released by North Korea's Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) in Pyongyang December 24, 2017. KCNA/via REUTERS
Rescuers search for Philippine storm victims as toll rises to 200 24 Dec 2017 - 07:53 am
Smoke billows from a shopping mall on fire in Davao City, the Philippines, in this December 23, 2017 photo obtained from social media. Yas D. Ocampo/via REUTERS
Philippines storm death toll climbs to 182: police 23 Dec 2017 - 08:58 pm
A general view of the flooded Municipality of Kabacan, North Cotabato, on the southern island of Mindanao on December 23, 2017, after Tropical Storm Tembin dumped torrential rains across the island. AFP / FERDINANDH CABRERA
Turkey plans to change embassy street name in row with UAE 23 Dec 2017 - 03:58 pm
Embassy of UAE, Istanbul.  Photo Credit: Google/streetview
Moscow warns US decision to arm Ukraine could cause 'new bloodshed' 23 Dec 2017 - 03:43 pm
Deputy foreign minister Sergei Ryabkov
Zimbabwe's ex-army chief named ruling party VP: official 23 Dec 2017 - 03:23 pm
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2017 Mexico's most violent year in two decades: officials 23 Dec 2017 - 02:29 pm
The corpse of a man found wrapped in black plastic tied by the hands and with signs of torture lies in the floor along the highway at the municipality of